The Cloisters, the Mint Quarter, call it what you will. Plans for a massive redevelopment of the area of Ipswich bounded by Upper Brook Street, Carr Street and Tacket Street are now dead as the dodo. It must be 20 … Continue reading →

It’s a new year and we’re on a real high. Just today we’ve just submitted our entry for Estates Gazette’s annual round up of deals transacted. We’ll have to be patient, as there’s a while to wait before rankings are … Continue reading →

London Gateway is proud to announce a new £1.5 billion arrival. But it’s likely to spark a serious custody battle – for ownership of the UK’s lucrative container shipping trade! The UK’s newest port, set to rival Felixstowe (currently the … Continue reading →

The economy may be showing signs of picking up, but it is likely there will be a lot of vacant commercial property for years to come, says Paul Keen of Penn Commercial. He is warning that leaving property empty and … Continue reading →

It’s just about a year since Sir Stuart Rose, retail guru and former chief executive of M&S, gave Ipswich town centre the thumbs down… He used words like “shabby” and “depressing”. Thankfully, his words didn’t fall on deaf ears. Ipswich … Continue reading →

News of improvement to the A14 between Cambridge and Huntingdon is to be welcomed. Anyone who’s tried to travel that section during rush hour will know only too well what a complete bottleneck that is. It’s good news but it … Continue reading →

The Government’s new National Planning Policy Framework makes a lot of sense. It’s all about getting redundant commercial property – the kind that’s unlikely to be needed or, maybe, even ever occupied again – back into use. At a time … Continue reading →

One of the surprise announcements in the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement was a proposal to create a “long-grace” period for the payment of empty property rates for new build commercial properties. This really is great news for the commercial property industry … Continue reading →